Recognised as Colour

#FCB397

#FCB397
Orange
Light
Nearest: Dark salmon

#FCB397 is a orange with RGB values 252, 179, 151 and HSL 17°, 94%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FCB397#FCB397

HEX#FCB397

RGBrgb(252, 179, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.702, 0.5922

RGB percentages98.8%, 70.2%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(16.6, 94.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.6, 40.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 40.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,561,047

CSS custom property--colour: #FCB397;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#034C68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5BB95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CA97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA7ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.9 Light salmon · ΔE 13.5 Burlywood · ΔE 17.1 Peach puff · ΔE 18.6 Tan · ΔE 18.7 Light pink · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#97E0FC

Analogous#FC97AE, #FCE697

Triadic#97FCB3, #B397FC

Split complementary#97FCE5, #97AEFC

Tetradic#AEFC97, #97E0FC, #E597FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFBFA

Lighter +10%#FDD7C9

Darker −10%#FB8F65

Darker −20%#F96B34

Darker −30%#F34807

Darker −40%#C13A06

More saturated +25%#FFB294

Less saturated −25%#EFB9A4

Channel breakdown

R252

G179

B151

Red252 (98.8%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue16.63°

Saturation (HSL)94.39%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G B3 · B 97

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FCB397 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,322.579 g/mol
399 atoms

FCB397 has a molar mass of 4,322.579 g/mol, made up of 399 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × C, 397 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,322.579 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule399

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.1778113 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.3931823 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F0.4%

C0.3%

B99.3%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.44%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.278%

Boron (B × 397)4,291.57 g/mol, 99.283%

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